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Oscar legend plans Jan. 6 film that could be 'nightmare' for Trump: report
Jan. 6 Was Not a Crossfire. It Was a Power Play.Sean Penn is making a film about Jan. 6, centered on a Capitol Police officer and pitched through the language of “unexpected friendships.” That framing already tells you a lot. The source event was not a vague civic tragedy. It was a political assault on the seat of government, carried out by Trump supporters after the 2020 election. The people with real power were the ones who had the authority to set the terms of the contest, inflame the crowd, and decide whether the lie would be amplified or abandoned.Power Had a NameThe institutional center…
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